EP 0178081 B1 19910515 - SOD LAYING MACHINE AND METHOD
Title (en)
SOD LAYING MACHINE AND METHOD
Publication
Application
Priority
CA 463424 A 19840917
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0178081A2] A sod laying machine (10) has front and rear sections (16, 12) articulated together. A boom (94) on the front section (16) has arms (96) extending forwardly, with gripper arms (108) extending downwardly from the boom (94) to grip a roll of sod (58). A control roller (138) connected to the boom arms (96) drives the sod roll (58) to control its speed of unwinding. The sod roll (58) has its grass side facing outwardly and its top unwinds rearwardly so an operator in a seat (56) at the front of the machine (10), between the boom arms (96), has an unobstructed view of the critical area of sod extending in the air from the roll (58) to the ground, to reduce the likelihood of buckles and tears therein. The machine (10) passes over the sod after it is laid, to roll the sod.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A01B 45/04 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01G 20/12 (2018.01 - US); A01G 20/18 (2018.01 - EP US); Y10S 242/919 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 414/124 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 83/02 (2015.04 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0178081 A2 19860416; EP 0178081 A3 19870729; EP 0178081 B1 19910515; AU 4753385 A 19860327; AU 590727 B2 19891116; CA 1243550 A 19881025; CA 1267042 A 19900327; CA 1267324 A 19900403; DE 3582847 D1 19910620; US 4754815 A 19880705; US 4878542 A 19891107; US 4890801 A 19900102
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 85306547 A 19850916; AU 4753385 A 19850917; CA 463424 A 19840917; CA 576361 A 19840917; CA 576362 A 19880901; DE 3582847 T 19850916; US 17775988 A 19880405; US 17776088 A 19880405; US 77624285 A 19850916